PATER NOSTER
1988. 25
X 27cm (closed).
Edition of 5 similar but not identical copies.
The Latin text of the Lord's Prayer
is embossed onto Fabriano paper coloured with inks and acrylic. The pages increase
in size forming a stairway when pulled out. The book is covered with painted
fabric, decorated with felt and embroidery and is held in a painted wrapper.
I thought of
this work as a portable altar, a joyful prayer.
PUBLIC
COLLECTIONS
:
Houghton
Library,
Harvard.
Library
of
Congress,
Wash.
D.C.
Museum
of
the
Book,
The
Hague.
HANDMADE
1987.
28
X 33cm.
One-of-a-kind.
I made
the
cover
from
objects
which
were
lying
around
in
the
workshop
of
a friend
who
had
a vacuum-forming
machine
that
I wanted
to
try.
Later
I printed
the
book
pages,
repeating
the
hand
theme
with
collage
and
blind-embossing
on
handmade
paper.
An
example
of
serendipity
meeting
technology,
or
vice-versa.
PRIVATE COLLECTION, U.S.A.
I'D
RATHER
BE
A MASOCHIST
THAN
AN
ANALYST
1988.
23.5
X 20cm
(closed).
One-of-a-kind.
Monoprinting,
acrylic
and
collage
of
phrases
cut
from
newspapers.
The
title
says
it
all.
Humour
often
seems
to
creep
in,
especially
when
I'm
thinking
about
serious
subjects.
Collection
of
Paul
Csank,
Cleveland,
Ohio
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